have been drifting
- present perfect progressive of drift.
Example Sentences
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According to the UK defence source, the Russian frigate appeared to have been "drifting rather than being manoeuvred under power, which may have made her feel more vulnerable".
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The boat's occupants have been drifting at sea for more than 10 days and have run out of water, food, and fuel.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
The cause, of course, is a smoggy blanket of fumes from wildfires in Canada that have been drifting south, muting the sun and tinting the sky a foreboding apricot hue.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2023
Retail sales have been drifting lower since last summer.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
So do I leave us upon this ship anchored by a smoldering, desolate town, where we have been drifting for more than a month, sickly with the smallpox, which only spreads its infamous depredations.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
